The Number and Type of Chaperone-Usher Fimbriae Reflect Phylogenetic Clade Rather than Host Range in Salmonella
ABSTRACT Salmonella is one of the most successful foodborne pathogens worldwide, owing in part to its ability to colonize or infect a wide range of hosts. Salmonella serovars are known to encode a variety of different fimbriae (hairlike organelles that facilitate binding to surfaces); however, the d...
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-06-01
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| Series: | mSystems |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00115-22 |